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World War 2 RSS Feed from ABC Kimberley2015, Australian Broadcasting Corporationen-au15Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:03:00 +1100Wreaths laid as Broome remembers 73rd anniversary of World War II Japanese air raidhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-03/broome-pauses-to-remember-japanese-air-raid/6277332?source=rss
Wreaths will be laid at a war memorial in Broome today to mark the 73rd anniversary of the World War II Japanese air raid.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:03:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201503\4190416.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725-17.957 122.2395Seventy three years and still more to find from Broome air raidshttp://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/03/03/4190415.htm?source=rss
3rd March is the anniversary of the air raid on Broome, but the story is still unfolding. Historians continue to uncover more artefacts and information about role of the North West in the history of World War Two.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:21:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201503\4190415.xmlABC KimberleykimberleynorthwestwaDefence and National Security:Defence Forces:Air ForceHuman Interest:People:AllCommunity and Society:Regional:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Community and Society:Community and Multicultural Festivals:AllAustralia:WA:Bilingurr 6725Australia:WA:Broome 6725Australia:WA:Dampier Peninsula 6725Australia:WA:Derby 6728Australia:WA:Eighty Mile Beach 6725Australia:WA:Port Hedland 6721Australia:WA:Roebuck 6725Australia:WA:Wyndham 6740New lifeThe wreck of the Dornier X-1 where three members of the Piers family died, has become habitat for new life including this osprey. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsJapanese aerial photoThis photo was taken by the Japanese C5M2 reconnaissance plane that accompanied the nine Zeroes in the first air raid on Broome. It shows seven plumes of smoke from burning planes in the bay, and more smoke coming from the attack on the airfield. (3/3/1942)Shinobu NagasawaDr Silvano Jung: Shinobu Nagasawa-17.957 122.2395WWII plane wreck possibly uncovered off Broomehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-24/wwii-plane-wreck-possibly-uncovered-off-broome/5559738?source=rss
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:42:00 +1000\xmlcontent\201406\4035955.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:HistoriansCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Disasters and Accidents:Accidents:Air and SpaceAustralia:WA:Broome 6725WWII plane wreck possibly uncovered off BroomeWWII plane wreck possibly uncovered off Broome7pm TV News WA: 7pm TV News WAWWII plane wreck possibly uncovered off BroomeAmateur historians believe they have found a RAAF plane, which crashed in 1944 killing two men, in waters off Broome.Erin Parke-17.957 122.2395Plane mystery: amateur historians find WWII wreckhttp://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/plane-mystery3a-amateur-historians-find-wwii-wreck/5547394?source=rss
A long-running mystery is closer to being solved with the discovery of a World War 2 plane wreck off the coast of Broome.
Back in 2012, amateur historians Dion Marinis and Jim Miles found the debris from the RAAF Beaufighter off the coast of Broome.
The plane had crashed during a military exercise in 1944, and the bodies of the pilots were never recovered.Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:07:00 +1000\xmlcontent\201406\4032333.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:AllCommunity and Society:History:HistoriansCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725-17.957 122.2395Local history buffs discover WW2 plane wreck off Broome's Cable Beachhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/06/24/4031919.htm?source=rss
70 years after a family was told of the WW2 plane crash near Broome, the wreckage has been found by two dedicated amateur historians.Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:49:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201406\4031919.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyHuman Interest:Offbeat:AllScience and Technology:Archaeology:AllCommunity and Society:Regional:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Best matesThey were best mates, both called Ron and aged 20, doing what they loved when they were killed off Broome September 18 1944Val BulliedKerrigan family: Val BulliedBeaufighter EngineHere is the engine of the Beaufighter found off BroomeJim MilesAudience Submitted: Jim MilesSister still mourns"I still mourn for him... he was the best older brother." Val Bullied (nee Kerrigan) relieved the wreck of her brother's plane has been foundVanessa Mills-17.957 122.2395Vogel Award winner explores Australian identity from a Broome perspectivehttp://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/04/29/3994445.htm?source=rss
Christine Piper's first novel explores how Japan's entry into WWII turned the Japanese community in the North Western Australian pearling town of Broome into prisoners of war in their adopted country.Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:20:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201404\3994445.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyArts and Entertainment:Books (Literature):AllCommunity and Society:Multiculturalism:AllArts and Entertainment:Books (Literature):AuthorCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Christine PiperChristine Piper is the author of After Darkness, set in part in Broome during WWII.Timothy LeeAllen and Unwin: Timothy Lee-17.957 122.2395Original Broome pearling lugger sets sail againhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/04/11/3983763.htm?source=rss
A wooden lugger built in Broome, and named Pam, is about to be re-launched 90 years after it was built.Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:46:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201404\3983763.xmlABC KimberleydarwingippslandkimberleyCommunity and Society:All:AllCommunity and Society:History:AllLifestyle and Leisure:All:AllCommunity and Society:History:20th CenturyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Person:All:AllAustralia:NT:Darwin 0800Australia:VIC:Paynesville 3880Australia:WA:Broome 6725Truckin luggerPam on the back of a truck nearing her launch dateWendy McLayAudience Submitted: Wendy McLayFather and daughterCaptain gregory with daughter Pam for whom he named the rebuilt lugger in the early 1920sGregory Family archives: Gregory Family archivesDiverse pearling crewPearling crews sailing out of Broome were typically made up of a mix of Aboriginal and Asian men.unknownBroome Museum: unknownLugger B52One of Broome's many luggers B52 with its crew at low tide in Roebuck Bay.unknownBroome Museum: unknownStorm brews over pearling luggersBroome's cultural history developed through the pearling industry has been recognised as romantic and intangible in the National Heritage ListABC Kimberley: Lugger Pam and her new man DanDan Mclay found Pam as a shipwreck and spent 25 years restoring herVanessa Mills-17.957 122.2395Family placed in 'lockdown' after beach grenade findhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-26/familiy-placed-in-lockdown-after-beach-grenade-find/5285784?source=rss
A woman, who found a suspected World War II hand grenade, says she had no idea what it was when she picked it up.Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:10:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201402\3952802.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Disasters and Accidents:Emergency Incidents:AllAustralia:WA:Broome 6725-17.957 122.2395Broome's Japanese hand grenade may not be all it appearshttp://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/02/26/3952895.htm?source=rss
An object found with old bullet casings on a Broome beach was initially assessed as possibly being a WWII Japanese hand grenade. But a military history expert says it is more likely to be something less dramatic, such as aircraft wreckage.Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:15:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201402\3952895.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Grenade unlikelyBroome Police say that military ordnance suspected this object of being a 1941 Japanese hand grenade. But military historian Dr Tom Lewis says this is unlikely.Supplied: WA Police: Supplied: WA PoliceBroome hand grenade unlikelyBroome hand grenade unlikely. (26/2/14)Vanessa Mills-17.957 122.2395Possible WWII Japanese grenade found on Broome beachhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-25/possible-ww2-japanese-grenade-found-on-broome-beach/5283650?source=rss
The Army is on its way to Broome in northern Western Australia to assess and dispose of what appears to be a World War II Japanese hand grenade. The object was found alongside spent ammunition at a Broome beach last week by a local family, who took the items home and researched them. They handed the items in to police when they realised one resembled a 1941 hand grenade.Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:21:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201402\3952139.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Corroded grenade on newspaperCorroded grenade on newspaperSupplied: WA Police: Supplied: WA Police-17.957 122.2395Kimberley community commemorates anniversary of WW2 deathshttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-27/kimberley-community-commemorates-japanese-bombing/4985170?source=rss
An Aboriginal community on the northern tip of WA is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Japanese air-raids that killed six people. Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:13:00 +1000\xmlcontent\201309\3857867.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Australia:WA:Wyndham 6740Kalumburu Mission a remote Aboriginal community in the north west of Australia that was bombed in WWKalumburu Mission a remote Aboriginal community in the north west of Australia that was bombed in WW2 27 September 2013Vanessa Mills: Vanessa Mills-15.4849 128.1201Broome war hero Gus Winckel dies aged 100http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/08/20/3829556.htm?source=rss
The Dutch military pilot famous in Broome for taking a plane's machine gun in his hands and shooting down one of the Japanese fighters laying waste to the town has died aged 100.Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:12:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201308\3829556.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Gus WinckelIdentified from 1942 left to right Lennard Dal, 18 Squadron, Netherlands East Indies NEI, RAAF Jean Agnew; and Gus Winckel, 18 Squadron, Netherlands East Indies NEI.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownGus Winckel in BroomeGus Winckel returned to Broome in 2002 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Japanese air raid on the town.Vanessa MillsABC Local: Vanessa MillsFarewell Gus WinckelFarewell Gus Winckel. (20/8/13)Robert Mailer and Ben Collins-17.957 122.2395Life and death in the Kimberley during WWIIhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/06/21/3786628.htm?source=rss
The story of Jacqueline Wiltens and her late husband flight lieutenant Danillo Hendriksz is a tragic tale of life and death in the war years.Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:24:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201306\3786628.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Dampier Peninsula 6725Jacqueline WiltensJacqueline Wiltens' first husband insisted she didn't accompany him on a flight from the war-torn Dutch East Indies to Broome that he subsequently died in when it was shot down by Japanese zeroes returning from the Broome air-raid.Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsLife and death in the Kimberley during WWIILife and death in the Kimberley during WWII. (20/6/13)Robert Mailer-16.8500 122.8333Broome's World War II Japanese air raid audio-tourhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/02/27/3440674.htm?source=rss
Despite the Japanese air raid on Broome being Australia's second worst mainland attack in lives lost, many people have never heard of the World War II slaughter on Roebuck Bay and the flying boat wrecks that can still be seen today.Mon, 20 May 2013 14:58:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201305\3440674.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725British CatalinaThe beauty of the flying boat wrecks on the Roebuck Bay mudflats contrasts with the horror of the events that produced them. Here lies the Royal Air Force PBY-5 Catalina FV-N where five crew members died. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsBroome Pioneer CemeteryMany of the Dutch refugee fatalities were temporarily buried at the Broome Pioneer Cemetery at Town Beach. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsOld Broome jettyThe remains of Broome's old timber jetty which was built in 1898. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsBroome mudflatWalking on the mudflats of Roebuck Bay can be slippery and muddy. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsDugong feedingAs you walk across the Roebuck Bay mud flats, signs of life are everywhere. These winding trails through the seagrass are where dugongs have grazed at high tide. (3/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsDistant wreckFrom a distance, the first flying boat wreck is little more than a lump on the mudflat. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsPBY-5 RAF Catalina FV-NThis is the closest wreck to Town Beach. Six members of the British crew of this RAF Catalina died during the Japanese air raid. (28/10/03)Dr Silvano JungAviation Archaeologist: Dr Silvano JungCatalina wing structureWhat remains of the wing of the RAF Catalina FV-N where five of the crew were killed. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsDutch Dornier X-1The Dornier flying boat which carried the Koens family to Broome. The Koens family were lucky to survive, while Jan Willem Peirs watched his wife and two sons die.Dr Silvano JungAviation Archaeologist: Dr Silvano JungWar graveWhat's left of a Dutch Dornier flying boat almost 70 years after it was destroyed by a Japanese air raid on Broome. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsNew lifeThe wreck of the Dornier X-1 where three members of the Piers family died, has become habitat for new life including this osprey. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsDutch Dornier X-23The most complete flying boat wreck visible at low tide is also the furthest wreck from Town Beach. One crew member died on this Dornier flying boat. (28/10/03)Dr Silvano JungAviation Archaeologist: Dr Silvano JungDornier X-23The best preserved flying boat wreck is this Dornier X-23 where a single Dutch crewman lost his life. The bow gun turret is in the foreground of this photo. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsDornier X-23 engineSoft corals, sponges and algae grows on the starboard engine of the Dornier X-23. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsPBY-5 Catalina Y-59The remains of the Dutch Catalina Y-59 where 15 people died. Fritz van Hulssen held a small child above the water for over an hour and recalls the blood and bodies strewn through the water. (28/10/03)Dr Silvano JungAviation Archaeologist: Dr Silvano JungPBY5 Catalina Y-67What remained of what is thought to be the Dutch Catalina Y-67 in 2003. If Dr Jung's tentative identification is correct, then this is the Catalina that Theo Dorman escaped from as a 6-year-old refugee with his mother. (28/10/03)Dr Silvano JungAviation Archaeologist: Dr Silvano JungUnknown CatalinaVery little of this Catalina can be seen above the mud. (28/10/03)Dr Silvano JungAviation Archaeologist: Dr Silvano JungJapanese aerial photoThis photo was taken by the Japanese C5M2 reconnaissance plane that accompanied the nine Zeroes in the first air raid on Broome. It shows seven plumes of smoke from burning planes in the bay, and more smoke coming from the attack on the airfield. (3/3/1942)Shinobu NagasawaDr Silvano Jung: Shinobu NagasawaGus WinckelIdentified from 1942 left to right Lennard Dal, 18 Squadron, Netherlands East Indies NEI, RAAF Jean Agnew; and Gus Winckel, 18 Squadron, Netherlands East Indies NEI.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownSurvivorTwenty-three-year-old Pilot Officer Frank Russell was aboard one of the flying boats; "a scene of ghastly devastation! Our flying boats all over the place were sending up huge clouds of black smoke."UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownPlane wreckThe burnt out remains of a Flying Fortress, one of the six large aircraft, which included two Flying Fortresses and a Liberator, destroyed on the ground in the Japanese airraid on the town on 3 March 1942.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownDutch refugeesJan 1942 The tiny pearling port of Broome, Western Australia, became a transit stop on the escape route for refugees fleeing the Japanese advance in the Netherlands East Indies.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownBroome airportThe burnt out remains of what was probably a Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force Lockheed Lodestar one of six large aircraft destroyed on the ground in the Japanese air raid.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownFlying boatsA pair of Dornier Do 24 flying boats of the Dutch Royal Marine Airforce, taking off from Darwin, after a visit to Australia in 1941.unknownAustralian War Memorial: unknownDutch Air Force16 May 1941 Personnel of a visiting Dornier DO24 aircraft of the Dutch Royal Marine Air Force being taken off by launch to the mainland at Darwin.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownBroome air raid podtour (complete audio)Broome air raid podtour (complete audio). (1/3/12)Ben Collins-17.971875 122.239852Smirnoff Beach memorial revampedhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-14/smirnoff-beach-memorial-revamped/4688664?source=rss
The Australian defence force will put the finishing touches on a plaque this week commemorating those who died in the Japanese air raid near Broome in World War II.Tue, 14 May 2013 13:37:00 +1000\xmlcontent\201305\3758854.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725-17.957 122.2395Foreign correspondent's family secret leads her home to Broomehttp://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/01/10/3405365.htm?source=rss
ABC foreign correspondent Zoe Daniel has uncovered an incredible family history of secrets and mysteries that has lead her to Broome and its romantic pearling past.Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:36:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201204\3405365.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:AllInformation and Communication:Broadcasting:ABCCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Zoe DanielABC Foreign Correspondent, Zoe Daniel, her husband Rowan, and their kids, Arkie (4) and Pearl (3) in Bangkok.Carolyn O'NeilSupplied: Carolyn O'NeilBroome affairZoe Daniel's grandmother, Una Daniel, sits on the bonnet of a car in Broome with Zoe's grandfather, Terence McDaniel, and an unknown friend sometime after World War II.Supplied: WartimeUna Smith in Darwin during World War II. Una later changed her name to Una Daniel, to hide the fact that her son, Zoe Daniel's father, was born out of wedlock and his father was Terence McDaniel.Supplied: RIPMystery surrounds the death of Zoe Daniel's grandfather, Terence McDaniel. Was it an accident, murder or suicide? (3/1/12)Robert MailerABC Local: Robert MailerGrave with a viewTerence McDaniel's grave, close to his mother's, Phyllis McDaniel. The site looks out over Broome's Roebuck Bay. (3/1/12)Robert MailerABC Local: Robert MailerRoger McDaniel explains his discovery of a new cousinRoger McDaniel has discovered he has a new cousin - Zoe Daniel's father PeterRobert Mailer-17.957 122.2395Beach debris may be WW2 plane wreckagehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-29/beach-debris-may-be-ww2-plane-wreckage/3921016?source=rss
Historical enthusiasts are working to determine whether debris that washed up on Cable Beach in Broome belongs to a World War II aircraft that was lost in 1942.Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:52:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201203\3466723.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725-17.957 122.2395Broome air raid memories by the Bayhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2012/03/27/3464796.htm?source=rss
Survivors of the Japanese air raid on Broome gather to remember that terrible day 70 years later.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:26:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201203\3464796.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725SurvivorsFrits van Hulssen, Henk Hasselo and Peter Koens are bonded by survival of the horrific Japanese air raid on Broome. (2/3/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsBroome air raid survivors on Kimberley BreakfastBroome air raid survivors on Kimberley Breakfast. (2/3/12)Ben Collins-17.957 122.2395Air Raid artefacts return to Broome Museum after 70 yearshttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/03/07/3448088.htm?source=rss
70 years on from the Japanese Air Raid over Roebuck Bay, survivors and family members returned to Broome to donate treasured artefacts to the local Museum.Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201203\3448088.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:All:AllHuman Interest:All:AllUnrest, Conflict and War:All:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Person:All:AllAustralia:WA:AllAustralia:WA:Bilingurr 6725Australia:WA:Broome 6725Australia:WA:Dampier Peninsula 6725Australia:WA:Derby 6728Australia:WA:Djugun 6725Australia:WA:Eighty Mile Beach 6725Australia:WA:Gingerah 6725Australia:WA:Kununurra 6743Australia:WA:Lagrange 6725Australia:WA:Minyirr 6725Australia:WA:Roebuck 6725Australia:WA:Warmun 6743Australia:WA:Waterbank 6725Australia:WA:Wyndham 6740Australia:WA:Anna Plains Station 6725Piet and Elly Koens with their extended familyFrom left to right: Shawn Hood, Paul Koens, Robert Huisman, Piet Koens, Elly Koens, and Ricky Huisman.Hilary Smale: Hilary SmaleCarol Carseldine donates her father's coins to the Broome MuseumCarol Carseldine with her father's coin collection at the Broome MuseumHilary Smale: Hilary SmaleAir Raid artefacts given to Broome MuseumHilary Smale spoke to survivors and family members of the Broome Air Raid, who returned to donate items to the local museum.Hilary Smale-17.957 122.2395WW2 air raid tragedy affects family 70 years onhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/03/06/3446971.htm?source=rss
"We are the second generation victims of war." Tears well up and roll down his creased, aged, cheeks. This man lost half his family in the 1942 air raid over Broome.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:02:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201203\3446971.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:All:AllCommunity and Society:Grief:AllCommunity and Society:History:AllDefence and National Security:All:AllHuman Interest:All:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725In memoryBrothers Caistor (left), Anton (holding wreath) and Wynand Kramer lay a wreath in honor of the grandparents and aunt they never metVanessa MillsABC Kimberley: Vanessa MillsBrothers rememberThe Kramer brothers recall their family's lossVanessa Mills-17.957 122.2395Ceremony marks Japanese air attackhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-03/broome-anniversary/3866592?source=rss
More than 1000 people gathered in Broome for a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Japanese air raids in World War Two. On March 3rd 1942 nine Japanese fighter planes attacked Roebuck Bay, destroying 22 planes and killing more than 80 people.Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:17:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201203\3444889.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Colin Barnett pays his respectsColin Barnett pays his respectsHillary Smale: Hillary SmaleWreaths for those killed in Japanese attackWreaths for those killed in Japanese attackHillary Smale: Hillary SmaleWreaths laid for Broome air attack victimsWreaths laid for Broome air attack victimsHillary Smale: Hillary SmaleCrowds of people attend a Broome memorial serviceCrowds of people attend a Broome memorial serviceHillary Smale: Hillary SmaleA memorial plaque in honour of air attack victimsA memorial plaque in honour of air attack victimsHillary Smale: Hillary SmaleAnniversary of Japanese attack on BroomeAnniversary of Japanese attack on BroomeErin Parke: Erin Parke-17.957 122.2395The day Broome was attackedhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/03/02/3444382.htm?source=rss
One of the Dutch seaplane pilots at Broome, Henk Hasselo, and radio operator Frits van Hulsen talk about the Japanese air raid on Broome.Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:36:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201203\3444382.xmlABC KimberleymelbournekimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:VIC:Melbourne 3000Australia:WA:Broome 6725Henk Hasselo, Richard Stubbs and Frits van HulsenHenk Hasselo, Richard Stubbs and Frits van HulsenABC Local: Henk Hasselo and Frits van Hulsen talk about the bombing of Broome.One of the Dutch seaplane pilots at Broome, Henk Hasselo, and radio operator Frits van Hulsen talk about the bombing of Broome.Richard Stubbs-17.957 122.2395Remembering Charlie D'Antoine: Broome's Japanese air raid hero on the bayhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/03/02/3444483.htm?source=rss
Amidst the tragedy of the Japanese air raid on Broome, Charlie D'Antoine emerged as a courageous hero rescuing many stricken refugees.Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:08:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201203\3444483.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Air raid heroThe young Charles D'Antoine (L) and brother Adrian.UnknownJan James: UnknownD'Antoine brothersHolding his Bravery Award at the Air Raid Commemoration Reception 1992, is Charlie D'Antoine, with brothers Douglas (seated) and Adrian (standing).UnknownJan James: UnknownPeggy ClementsPeggy Clements recalls her brother, Charlie D'Antoine and his heroic efforts during the Japanese air raid on Broome. (1/3/12)UnknownABC Local: UnknownJapanese aerial photoThis photo taken by the Japanese C5M2 reconnaissance plane that accompanied the nine Zeroes in the first air raid on Broome, gives an idea of the conditions in which Charlie D'Antoine swam in to rescue victims. (3/3/1942)Shinobu NagasawaDr Silvano Jung: Shinobu NagasawaPeggy Clements recalls the Broome air raidPeggy Clements recalls the Broome air raid. (1/3/12)Vanessa Mills-17.957 122.2395Preparing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Broomehttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/02/13/3429623.htm?source=rss
It's almost 70 years since Broome's darkest day when more than 80 people were killed in a Japanese air raid.Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:39:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201202\3429623.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725War graveWhat's left of a Dutch Dornier flying boat almost 70 years after it was destroyed by a Japanese air raid on Broome. (10/2/12)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsBroome attack commemorationBroome attack commemoration. (13/2/12)Robert Mailer-17.957 122.2395Surviving the Japanese Zero attack on Broome's Roebuck Bayhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/11/14/3364512.htm?source=rss
Peter Koens remembers how as a 13 year old he swam through the flaming water of Roebuck Bay with his family. Their Dornier seaplane had just been strafed by Japanese Zeros attacking Broome, almost 70 years ago in 1942. He vividly remembers bullets tearing planes to peices, and seeing his fellow passengers dissappear beneath the murky water of the bay.Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:27:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201111\3364512.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Dutch Air Force16 May 1941 Personnel of a visiting Dornier DO24 aircraft of the Dutch Royal Marine Air Force being taken off by launch to the mainland at Darwin.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownFlying boatsA pair of Dornier Do 24 flying boats of the Dutch Royal Marine Airforce, taking off from Darwin, after a visit to Australia in 1941.unknownAustralian War Memorial: unknownPlane wreckThe burnt out remains of a Flying Fortress, one of the six large aircraft, which included two Flying Fortresses and a Liberator, destroyed on the ground in the Japanese airraid on the town on 3 March 1942.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownDutch refugeesJan 1942 The tiny pearling port of Broome, Western Australia, became a transit stop on the escape route for refugees fleeing the Japanese advance in the Netherlands East Indies.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownBroome airportThe burnt out remains of what was probably a Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force Lockheed Lodestar one of six large aircraft r destroyed on the ground in the Japanese airraid.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownRemembering the attack on BroomeRemembering the attack on Broome. (14/11/11)Vanessa Mills-17.957 122.2395Minister wary of proposed Bombing of Darwin Dayhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-21/201109bomb-darwin-day-doubts/2909526?source=rss
Federal Veterans' Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon says if the bombing of Darwin is commemorated with a national day of remembrance, it should not just focus on the first attack.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:27:00 +1000\xmlcontent\201109\3322430.xmlABC KimberleycanberradarwinkimberleyCommunity and Society:History:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Defence and National Security:Veterans:AllGovernment and Politics:Programs and Initiatives:AllAustralia:ACT:Canberra 2600Australia:NT:Darwin 0800Australia:WA:Broome 6725Australian soldiers inspecting damage to defence buildings following a Japanese bombing raid. Australian soldiers inspecting damage to defence buildings following a Japanese bombing raid of Darwin, Northern Territory, in 1942. 012699 Australian War Memorial : 012699 -12.4668 130.8433Lest we forget Walter Dingle Middleton, Anzac and Australian PoW cricketerhttp://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/04/21/3198062.htm?source=rss
Anzac Day is about remembering great Australians who experienced the horrors of war.Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:29:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201104\3198062.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Event:ANZAC Day:AllAustralia:WA:Broome 672510th light horse regimentThe Harvey Troop of the 10th Light Horse Regiment in 1932 including Walter 'Ding' Middleton.UnknownFamily archive: UnknownWith love from DaddyWalter 'Ding' Middleton. The stamp on the back shows the photo was developed in Tel Aviv. This was presumably around 1941 when Ding took part in the invasion of Syria. His sweet inscription says 'To dear little Porkie with love from Daddy.'UnknownFamily archive: UnknownDing and OliveWalter 'Ding' Middleton married Olive Warren in 1938.UnknownFamily archive: UnknownAnzac Day BroomeAfter retiring to Broome, Walter 'Ding' Middleton was made very welcome at Anzac Day services. (25/4/2000)UnknownFamily archive: UnknownObituaryWalter Dingle 'Ding' Middleton remembered in the West Australian. (14/10/03)Ben CollinsABC Local: Ben CollinsLest we forget Ding MiddletonLest we forget Ding Middleton. (April 2000)Owen Pointer-17.957 122.2395A new look at the day World War II came to Broomehttp://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2010/10/27/3049997.htm?source=rss
Broome war stories may have been embellished over time.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:31:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201104\3049997.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Broome 6725Flying boatsA pair of Dornier Do 24 flying boats of the Dutch Royal Marine Airforce, taking off from Darwin, after a visit to Australia in 1941.unknownAustralian War Memorial: unknownGus WinckelIdentified from 1942 left to right Lennard Dal, 18 Squadron, Netherlands East Indies NEI, RAAF Jean Agnew; and Gus Winckel, 18 Squadron, Netherlands East Indies NEI.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownDutch Air Force16 May 1941 Personnel of a visiting Dornier DO24 aircraft of the Dutch Royal Marine Air Force being taken off by launch to the mainland at Darwin.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownSurvivorTwenty-three-year-old Pilot Officer Frank Russell was aboard one of the flying boats; "a scene of ghastly devastation! Our flying boats all over the place were sending up huge clouds of black smoke."UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownPlane wreckThe burnt out remains of a Flying Fortress, one of the six large aircraft, which included two Flying Fortresses and a Liberator, destroyed on the ground in the Japanese airraid on the town on 3 March 1942.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownDutch refugeesJan 1942 The tiny pearling port of Broome, Western Australia, became a transit stop on the escape route for refugees fleeing the Japanese advance in the Netherlands East Indies.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownBroome airportThe burnt out remains of what was probably a Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force Lockheed Lodestar one of six large aircraft r destroyed on the ground in the Japanese airraid.UnknownAustralian War Memorial: UnknownZero Hour in BroomeAuthors Peter Ingman and Dr Tom Lewis discuss their book "Zero Hour in Broome" which looks closely at the Japanese attacks on Broome in March 1942Vanessa Mills-17.957 122.2395Bill Durack passes away, aged 91http://www.abc.net.au/rural/wa/content/2010/10/s3029095.htm?source=rss
Pioneer Kimberley farmer Bill Durack has passed away at the age of 91.
He was the last surviving grandchild of cattle pioneer Patsy Durack.
In the 1940s, Bill and his brother Kim planted the first irrigated crops in the Kimberley and established the Ord River Research Station, on land which is now known as Kununurra.
He leaves his wife of 65 years, Noni Durack, and five sons.
The full interview with Bill and some pics are on our website today abc.net.au/rural.Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:50:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201010\3029095.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:All:AllCommunity and Society:History:AllRural:All:AllRural:Agricultural Crops:AllRural:Community Development:AllRural:Livestock:AllRural:Livestock:Beef CattleRural:Rural Media:AllCommunity and Society:History:19th CenturyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Kununurra 6743Rural Report for Kimberley: Monday October 4th 2010http://www.abc.net.au/rural/regions/content/201010/3028702.htm?source=rss
Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:45:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201010\3028702.xmlABC KimberleykimberleyCommunity and Society:All:AllCommunity and Society:History:AllRural:All:AllRural:Agricultural Crops:AllRural:Agricultural Crops:FruitRural:Agricultural Crops:FruitsRural:Community Development:AllRural:Livestock:AllRural:Livestock:Beef CattleRural:Rural Media:AllCommunity and Society:History:19th CenturyCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:Kununurra 6743Kimberley Rural Report 4/10/2010Kimberley Rural Report 4/10/2010Matt Brann-15.779 128.7425Flight of diamondshttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2010/04/15/2873952.htm?source=rss
A mystery involving Japanese fighter planes, murder, a remote beach and a box of diamonds continues to intrigue.Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:17:00 +0800\xmlcontent\201004\2873952.xmlABC KimberleykimberleynorthwestwaCommunity and Society:All:AllCommunity and Society:History:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Australia:WA:AllAustralia:WA:Broome 6725Australia:WA:Karratha 6714Rough diamonds displayed at the Botswana Diamond Valuing Company in Gaborone.Rough diamonds. Juda Ngwenya, file photoReuters: Juda Ngwenya, file photoAndrew Collins talks to local historian Skipper Brad. Andrew Collins talks to local historian Skipper Brad. Andrew Collins -17.957 122.2395Police recover stolen Auschwitz signhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/21/2777369.htm?source=rss
Polish police say they have recovered the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign stolen on Friday from the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland.Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +1100\xmlcontent\200912\2777369.xmlABC KimberleykimberleygreatsouthernCommunity and Society:History:AllLaw, Crime and Justice:All:AllLaw, Crime and Justice:Crime:AllCommunity and Society:History:World War 2Germany:All:AllPoland:All:All